A/N I know it's late but fanfiction didn't wanna let me log in for shit. I had to go through hell to reset my password and I haven't seen B since the 2nd and I'm full of so much jealously lately. =( I hate being away from him and I just wanna go on another trip with him and snuggle and support him during the hard times but ugh! Shit is complicated. Any way...
Huey wakes up the next morning on the couch in aunt cookies living room. He had remembered that he didn't sleep in the bed because he couldn't get comfortable.
How did he and Jazmine both fit in the small bed comfortably if he couldn't even lie in it now?
He takes the throw cover off of him and goes to put it back in the closet it came from. He passes the kitchen to get to the bathroom and on his way by sees his grandfather in the kitchen.
Which is strange because granddad is never woke as early as he is. "Granddad?"
Huey gets his grandfathers attention from where he stood at the stove preparing breakfast.
Which is also strange because granddad only last cooked breakfast that time he was smoking weed.
His culinary skills are only dedicated to dinner. "Morning boy."Granddad greet sparing Huey a look over his glasses.
Huey sits at the table rubbing his eye with his palm wondering if he may be having a lucid dream. It happens.
"You eat grits right?"Granddad asks. Huey decides this isnt a dream and looks at the green and white tiles on the kitchen floor remembering their spat the night before.
"Why are you up so early?"Huey asks ignoring his granddad's question. He knows that Huey eats grits and besides Huey wasn't having much of an appetite this morning.
"It's not really early at 11:30"
Huey looks up at the kitchen wall clock. Eleven thirty? Huey hasn't slept that late in so long. He can't even remember when.
Huey groans and goes to stand he better go get his shower out the way before his brother does and uses all the hot water.
"I'm gonna go shower."Huey mumbles. He is still pissed off at his grandfather for one getting him on the no fly and two for not telling him how sick Aunt Cookie is and for blowing up on him last night.
Granddad doesn't respond as Huey leaves. He goes by the bathroom and hears the shower going. Tom is in there singing a showtune. Huey sighs and goes to his old room the retrieves clothes from his duffle bag.
He looks at his phone sitting on the nightstand and sees a light flashing at the top. Jazmine told him once that means he has messages to check.
He checks the phone and sure enough there are messages. One from Caesar and Hiro asking what happened and another from Caesar asking if he could use his toothbrush since Huey was gonna be in jail.
Huey made a mental note to throw away that toothbrush when he returned to the apartment. He also had a message from Jazmine that he didn't bother opening because it was more than likely her typical.'Goodmorning foofyhead I miss you'texts or 'Goodnight kissy face I love you.'
He looked over at his bother sprawled across his own bed and drooling from his mouth. Huey then looked up at the ceiling. The same ceiling he stared up at many nights when Granddad first moved them into Aunt Cookies house.
Huey would lie awake staring at that ceiling waiting for his parents to come back. He waited and listened to the sounds of silence save Riley's snoring. Eventually Huey realized he had better quit waiting.
But he couldn't help but stare at the ceiling and wait. Huey envied his brothers peaceful sleeping. He would get up and look at the tv on mute so he wouldn't wake the entire house some nights but ofcourse that couldn't go on forever.
One night when Huey was 8 before moving to Woodcrest Huey got up from bed and went into the kitchen where he knew Aunt Cookie was.
He went behind her at the sink and waited for her to notice him past her humming. Aunt Cookie always hummed when she was cooking or cleaning. Huey listened and realized it's what his mother would hum too.
The same tune. Huey listened and concentrated on the melody for a moment feeling his eyes fog up before could do anything then a tear fell before he could rub his eye. Then another.
The eight year old looked down at the green and white tiles on the kitchen floor that caught his tears.
Then Aunt Cookie's humming stopped and Huey knew she realized he was behind her. She turned around and sighed.
"Oh baby."She says soothingly before kneeling down and embracing the young boy in a powerful warm hug. Huey needed that. He hadn't allowed anyone to hug him in so long.
Not since..
Huey melted in his Aunt's embrace. She was warm and smelled so comforting. Huey would admit he felt a little jealous when she'd make him and Riley share hugs by hugging them at the same time.
But when she'd hug him no matter where he was or how he felt he'd feel okay after his aunt hugged him.
Her hugs had that power.
He remembers when he hugged Aunt cookie last. It was after their graduation ceremony. Huey managed to sneak his way off the stage before his name was called. He was about to make a run for it and head home so he wouldn't have to cross the stage.
He'd deal with Jazmine and granddads complaints later on. He already had his diploma but Jazmine had talked him into getting the worthless rolled up paper at the ceremony with everybody else after the whole prom fiasco.
He was throwing his cap and gown in the garbage behind the school when Aunt Cookie walked up behind him.
"Oh Aunt Cookie I didn't hear you walk up."Huey lies,he heard her he'd just thought he'd get away quick enough.
"I was just-
"Leaving the ceremony early."Aunt Cookie finishes. Huey looks away from her feeling a slight amount of guilt because she did come all this way to see him cross the stage.
"Sorry."Huey apologizes. Aunt Cookie nods."You should be sorry."
Huey sighs before Aunt Cookie speaks again."You should be sorry for leaving without letting your Aunt Cookie hug you and congratulate you first."
Huey looks up at his Aunt and smirks before embracing her. The hugs have changed on the count of Huey towering over her now but the warm home feeling is still there.
Aunt Cookie laughs into Huey's shoulder."Best we get our hugs done with now because Robert and your little Ginger snap girlfriend are sure enough gonna kill you later."
Huey smirks and squeezes his aunt one final time then pulls away. She smiles up at him."You know how proud we all are of you don't you Huey?" She asks Huey nods. Though he wishes he knew more or atleast had a reminder that he made someone proud every now and then but whatever.
"And I know your parents are too,watching you up there from Heaven."
That's when Huey gets annoyed with his aunt. She always goes on about heaven and all that other bullshit.
He's supposed to feel happy knowing his parents are sitting up on some cloud playing tennis and eating cheesecake or some shit?
No way.
Huey lets Aunt Cookie ramble on for a moment before he interrupts."How did you know I'd be out here?"
Aunt Cookie looks a little hurt that he cut of off while she was talking about heaven but Huey doesn't care. His Aunt then smiles.
"How could I miss that head of hair leaving the auditorium?"She laughs. Huey rolls his eyes.
"And because I know my nephew. "She reaches up and touches his cheek. Then they hear his name being called over the microphone.
"Now you better get going."Aunt Cookie says sending him on his way.
Huey does as told and walks home to prepare for Jazmine and Granddad. Huey walks around the school and through the parking lot. Not many people are out there while the ceremony is underway.
He does see two men in suits get in a blacked out truck and pull away. He deems that strange. Why attend an event if your just going to leave early? Huey then thinks about himself and realizes he has no room to talk if he's doing the same thing.
Huey then shrugs hitting the button on his starter remote to unlock his car door and leaves that damned school.
Now Huey decided since his Aunt Cookie always hugged him when he needed he could return it especially now. His Aunt was sick.
Huey knew his Aunt Cookie would normally be awake and puttering about in the kitchen this time of day but since she was sick Huey understood why she wasn't.
He knocked lightly on her door but no answer. He knows that doesn't give him permisson to enter but he opens the door enough to say his aunt's name since she can't hear him obviously.
"Aunt Cookie?You woke?"Huey sticks his head in the door to see his Aunt lying in bed. Her body still.
He goes to enter the room fully to say her name again. She doesn't stir. Huey walks toward her bed to say her name louder because ofcourse when you're sick your hearing isn't too good.
Huey goes to say her name again but doesn't. He knows the truth. Huey watches for chest rises and feels for a pulse.
Huey has never touched a dead body before. His Aunt is cold and that makes him snatch his hand away quickly. His Aunt is never cold.
He stares at her still body and wonders if he still has time to hug her.
Well why wouldn't he? Not like she can go anywhere until he alerts everyone that she's dead. But maybe he can hug her...
Before her...y'know...otherself goes into...Heaven.
Huey quickly wipes his face to rid it of any tears that have fallen and shakes his head to rid it of any ridiculous ideas.
Heaven and souls.
His aunt is dead. She's right infront of him dead and that's all there is to it. Aunt Cookie..is a cold hard corpse right infront of him.
Huey gets slightly lightheaded and nauseous as the words repeat in his head.
Aunt Cookie is dead. Aunt Cookie is dead. Aunt Cookie is dead. Aunt Cookie is dead.
He leans against the wall quickly and unsteadily.
"Granddad.."Toms shower singing is drowing Huey out. Huey tries to steady himself to make it out into the hall to speak louder.
He gets into the hallway but it's like walking a wooden rickety bridge 70 feets above water just waiting to drown you. The walls are swaying.
Aunt Cookie is dead. Aunt Cookie is dead. Aunt Cookie is dead.
Huey puts his hands on both walls to steady himself as he tries to walk and swallow the lump in his throat and is it raining in here?
Aunt Cookie is dead. Aunt Cookie is dead. Aunt Cookie is dead.
Ofcourse not it's his sweat. He manages to make it toward the end of the hallway and yells out for his grandfather because he can't hear over the shower running and the pounding in his head.
Aunt Cookie is dead. Aunt Cookie is dead. Aunt Cookie is dead. Aunt Cookie is dead.
The next thirty minutes go bye in a blurry haze. Riley cries. Granddad cries. Tom cries a little but tries to be strong for Riley and granddad because Huey can't find the words to say as he sits on the living room couch.
A blurry policeman tries to take a statement from Huey but Huey can't find the words to say to him either.
Blurry paramedics take Aunt Cookie away wrapped up on a stratcher. Huey sees out the front door all the neighborhood has gathered to openly mourn. He hears collective sighs and cries when the paramedics bring the body outside.
Aunt Cookie is dead. Aunt Cookie is dead. Aunt Cookie is dead. Aunt Cookie is dead.
Granddad closes the door and everyone is silent. Everyone being Huey,Granddad,Tom and a hiccupping Riley on the couch.
Huey stands after a moment and goes to start packing.
"Boy where you going?"Granddad asks. Huey speaks without facing him. "Since I can't fly home I have to be up early to catch the train back to Woodcrest. I'll ride back to campus with Caesar."
They all sit silent as Huey goes to pack. "Uh Huey.."Tom tries"You don't think it may be to early to return back to school?"
Huey continues to walk up the stairs. He ignores his phone and lies in bed. It's still early but he'll sleep anyway.
Well he'll try to if his phone doesn't stop vibrating. He lies on his back and stares at the ceiling.
He blinks his eyes closed trying to remember how Aunt Cookie's humming sounded.
I know I know this story is full of sad. But don't fret it'll all get better I never break promises.
Review responses
Bria: Yessssss! I'm back(Ghetto moments forever! Let's be ghetto together) Awww thanks boo. And yes I can't wait to have my baby! I told B he gonna give me a baby before the year is over. I'm for real too! and yes he is my dream guy he is my..uggh! I can't even explain it. He is like so perfect for me. I just...*Smashes head into keyboard.* and sorry about that school lol I'm done with college for now. Yay me! but this week and next week will fly by trust me. Yess Boo we got all summer! Especially if and when I get pregnant my big self gonna be sitting right here typing and uploading and staying out the ! Yeah I'm not fucking with season 4 too much. lol maybe I'll stumble across a few episodes. but omg thanks for the r&r love!
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Guest:Yay! I'm excited too! Summer of reading and writing! Omg I'm glad you liked my first story even though I feel a little embarrassed by it now but I don't regret it I'm glad it's done and is becoming rather famous in the boondocks fandom. Awww and you have me as a writer! Thanks for the r&r!
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Guest: I heard Aaron isn't apart of the show because he disliked the direction it was going in. And here is your update thanks for the r&r love!
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Yoo:Yess I do update! can't get rid of me that easy lol Thanks! And a Huey/Jaz one shot about babies? Ooooh me likey. Thanks for the r&r!
cutiepie1208: All that is cool and all but I never said I haven't watched the new season because I don't think it'll be good. It may be awesome but here's MY thing:Aaron Mcgruder started the boondocks franchise. This is his. He started from the ground up and THATS what I support. I support the writer and the person who's creative vision inspired all of this. As long as he's been working on the boondocks and as much work as he put into it why would he just walk away? Why would he just decide to leave it? IDK but from what I'm hearing it's the same thing that happens when any writer or artist gets their work picked up by a company. THEIR ARTISTIC LIBERTIES get stripped away. Especially black writers. Companies try to capitalize off of our hard work and think most writers will just sit around and take it and probably due to contractual obligations Aaron couldn't take his show back but he could leave it and I'm sure that was hard for him because HE STARTED ALL THIS. As a writer I'd hate for something I worked my ass off on get turned into something that is so bad I don't even want my name on it. I never said it won't be good. But I won't support something that doesn't respect the wishes of the creator. Especially since they had been trying to compromise for so long. Why should he compromise his creative vision? His vision is what started the whole thing. And I won't support it since Ive been an Mcgruder supporter since the comic strip and if he ain't with it than I ain't with it. Doesn't mean I won't watch them somewhere else illegally after they air just for the fuck of it but I won't give adult swim my views to get their ratings up if Aaron isn't on it. I also won't take anything of this season into my fanfiction. Sorry but us Chicagoans gotta stick together especially us writers. Especially us BLACK writers.
yanizzle11 :Hi thanks for rereading love! Awww your favorite? Thanks! Thanks for your kind words! And yeah they want a pregnant Jaz big time lol Idrk what I'll do about that normally my chapters are already written but I lost this story on my computer so now it's like going in a totally different direction. But reading your suggestions really helped me get into more of a direction I'm heading in. and IT'S DEFINATELY gonna help the writing process a lot THANKS SO MUCH! awwwww snap political science? Like Huey! I'll so try to appeal to your needs as best I can. I'm so planning on a lot of character development and peeling off those layers. A lot of fanfic writers don't do that much they just write the characters going day by day no internal conflict,no growth, nothing. It's quite sad really I want you guys to notice the growth in each character by the time you're finished reading this and hopefully they feels they have grown with the characters. Thanks for the r&r love!
K guys so I'm ready to get back to work on my fanfiction since I have nothing but time and idk wtf B been doing besides simple goodmorning or goodnight texts. Spend some fuckin time with me. it's been too long. =( I hate dating business men sometimes...
I'm lying. I love me some BLACK BUSINESS MEN! COLLEGE EDUCATED AND ABOUT THEIR SHIT YES THEY ALWAYS WIN ME OVER!
But READ AND REVIEW PLEASE.
I love yall!